First Thought Training

First Thought Training

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First Thought Training

CPD Courses and Workshops Available

Unconscious Language Skills

Training Course | First Thought Training

Understanding the nature of language and its sometimes unconscious meaning is essential to being a confident and successful communicator. The fact that great and gifted communicators are able to create a sense of ease in people means that their level of influence is much higher. This course is beneficial for healthcare professionals who are curious about how they use language at an unconscious level and how changing sentence structures can improve their level of influence.

Releasing Your Potential

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In order to achieve different results sometimes we need to make changes and approach things differently. We need to look at our emotional; mental and physical habits and understand who we are as individuals. This course will focus upon building self-awareness in order to identify our individual drivers and values and also to establish where we ultimately want to be in life. This programme is ideal for anyone who wants to make a positive change in their life either within a personal or professional capacity or to learn new techniques around building confidence and feeling empowered or influential.

Working in the NHS - Navigating Change & Effective Communication

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stated that – in 2014/15 – 440,000 people in the UK reported a work-related stress that was at such a level it was making them ill. That’s around 40% of all work-related illnesses. Change can often lead to uncertainty and high levels of stress; and the NHS is constantly changing. So effective communication is paramount for successfully navigating change; and for preparing ourselves to deal with stressful situations. Delegates will leave this course with: an increased knowledge of the change process; and a sharper awareness of the importance of successful communication.

Working in the NHS - Navigating Change & Effective Communication

Training Course | First Thought Training

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stated that – in 2014/15 – 440,000 people in the UK reported a work-related stress that was at such a level it was making them ill. That’s around 40% of all work-related illnesses. Change can often lead to uncertainty and high levels of stress; and the NHS is constantly changing. So effective communication is paramount for successfully navigating change; and for preparing ourselves to deal with stressful situations. Delegates will leave this course with: an increased knowledge of the change process; and a sharper awareness of the importance of successful communication.

Emotional Intelligence

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Emotional intelligence (EI) or emotional quotient (EQ) is the capability of individuals to recognise their own and other people’s emotions; to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately; to use emotional information to guide thinking and behaviour; and to manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt environments or achieve one’s goal/s. Knowledge of these skills within medicine is crucial for any successful interaction with other people. This programme explores the possibilities of using advanced communication within a healthcare setting; giving individuals insight and confidence in their interaction with others and adding another communicative string to your bow.

Job Planning and Negotiation Skills

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Job Planning has been used within the NHS since the late 1990’s and aims to ensure that the organisation has the correct staffing levels in the right places; to ensure that patients are safe and the business can be resourced in the right way. The Job Plan forms part of the Doctors contract and informs pay progression. This workshop will highlight the main areas of the Plan and give confidence to attendees to negotiate their own Job Plan to achieve maximum productivity and satisfaction.

Reflection and releasing Your potential - 2 half day sessions

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Reflection is an activity which allows the delegate to see the value in the learning experience. The GMC requires both Doctors and Nurses to ‘reflect’ as part of the revalidation process; therefore the process must be thorough and allow the delegate to continually ask the question ‘ what did I get out of this; how can this experience aid me in the future’? This course will focus upon building self-awareness in order to identify our individual drivers and values and also to establish where we ultimately want to be in life.

Making a Business Case

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Today; NHS Trusts have to operate robust internal business case processes and maintain a transparent audit trail in order to demonstrate value for money in all decisions relating to the use of resources. Nowadays; use of funds and budgets will only be permitted upon completion of the business case pro forma. No capital will be available until a business case has been approved (usually) by the Trust Executive Group. This course will cover what is needed to make a business case.

Advanced Teach The Teacher Masterclass

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Teaching is about supporting others to develop their knowledge and competence. A good teacher will use a range of techniques to ensure that what and how they teach; recognises the needs of others and meets defined learning and teaching goals. Best practice teaching techniques include planning for a teaching session; finding out prior knowledge and skills and using relevant case studies and scenarios that resonate with the learner. An important part of teaching is also supporting the learner as they practice and apply their knowledge and skills in the workplace.

Motivational Interviewing

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Motivational Interviewing is a method that focuses on facilitating and engaging motivation within the individual in order to change behaviour. Motivational Interviewing is a goal-oriented; person centred counselling style for eliciting behaviour change by helping people to explore and resolve ambivalence. The main principle of this approach is around negotiation as opposed to conflict. In healthcare; it is a directive; patient-centred counselling style that aims to help patients explore and resolve their ambivalence about behaviour change. It combines elements of style (warmth and empathy) with technique (e.g. focused reflective listening and the development of discrepancy).

Leadership and Management - An Introduction

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Leadership is an essential part of any healthcare professional’s role; whether Clinical or non-Clinical. The NHS Leadership Academy explain their Healthcare Leadership Model was designed to help all professionals become better leaders in their day-to-day roles. This course is aimed at delegates who want to understand more about their individual leadership style and develop their current skills and confidence.

Leadership and Management - An Introduction

Training Course | First Thought Training

Leadership is an essential part of any healthcare professional’s role; whether Clinical or non-Clinical. The NHS Leadership Academy explain their Healthcare Leadership Model was designed to help all professionals become better leaders in their day-to-day roles. This course is aimed at delegates who want to understand more about their individual leadership style and develop their current skills and confidence.